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VIP Systems and Global Caché Announce Reseller Agreement

VIP Systems to include Global Caché Home Network Adapter with leading Home Automation Solution

Orlando, FL - February 26, 2003 - (EHX Spring 2003 Booth 578) VIP Systems™, a Home Automation provider and wholly owned subsidiary of First Capital International Inc. (OTCBB:FCAI - News; Frankfurt:FCAI.F) (Berlin:FCAI.BE - News), and Global Caché, a manufacturer of products that enable technology in the home, announced today that they have signed a Value Added Reseller Agreement allowing VIP Systems to bundle the Global Caché GC-100 Home Network Adapter with it's acclaimed VIP Systems home automation technology. VIP's solution integrates electronic devices and the Internet into a single, user friendly home management & media distribution system. The Global Caché GC-100 Home Network Adapter connects common household devices to a home network and the Internet.

"In the world of open systems we believe it's very important to work closely with partners and form alliances that enable us to provide choices and best-of-breed products to our customers," said Alex Genin, CEO and President of First Capital International (owners of VIP Systems). "Integrating Global Caché's Home Network Adapter into our exciting new home automation solutions, we are able to maintain and expand the ease-of-installation, ease-of-use, and affordability of our solutions that our resell channel and homeowners have come to expect from us."

"Our GC-100 Home Network Adapter was developed to very simply and affordably connect home networks to IR, serial, and relay devices so that they can be accessed and managed by home automation systems like VIP's," said Global Caché President Walt Keller. "We're very pleased that VIP has chosen our hardware to integrate with their leading-edge technology and we look forward to working with them to deliver an optimized and cost-effective solution to their customers."

VIP Systems is a residential gateway which allows homeowners to easily view and manage their homes from anywhere in the world. Unlike proprietary platforms, VIP Systems is flexible and can be easily upgraded with additional equipment and appliances without adding costly modules to the operating system.

Global Caché manufactures the GC-100 Home Network Adaptor which provides the means for PC-based home automation and management software to access, control, and deliver services in a networked home to diverse devices and appliances. In combination, the companies' products can provide a complete, powerful, and cost-effective home automation solution.

About First Capital International Inc.
First Capital International Inc. (www.firstcap.net) is a rapidly expanding international technology company with its headquarters in Houston. The Company has developed a new Video Conferencing, Media Distribution and Home Automation Center-the VIP Systems (patent pending). The System (www.VIPHomeSystems.com) is a fully interactive Internet device complete with touch-screen LCD monitor with full CPU and video camera observation system, which is built into the wall of a home and has full Web capabilities. The VIP System was featured as the main Home Automation Control Unit at the Bob Vila's dotCom dreamHome Project in Las Vegas, in April 2002, as well as, at the NextGen Home Project (http://nextgenhome.ishow.com/p_touch.cfm) in January, 2003.

About Global Caché, Inc.
Global Caché, based in Silicon Valley, is dedicated to producing state-of-the-art products that enable technology in homes. Our debut product, the Home Network Adapter, provides the means for PC-based home automation and management software to access, control, and deliver services in a networked home to diverse and previously unconnected devices and appliances. Global Caché sells direct to installers and system integrators, and through distributors and OEMs. For more information on Global Caché and our products and services or to place an order, visit online at www.globalcache.com or call us at 408-270-1300.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In addition to those factors already discussed, important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are, among others fiscal operating strategy, economic stability in Europe and the availability of financing.

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Media Contacts:
Global Caché/Rusty Keller
(408) 270-1300
rusty.keller@globalcache.com

First Capital International Inc./Natalie Kotliartchouk
(713) 629-4913
investor@firstcap.net